Emperor Yongzheng

Chapter 138 Longkodo Prison sued the emperor and Emperor Yongzheng held a feast to show his filial piety
One day later, June [-], was the [-]th birthday of Yongzheng's biological mother, Wu Ya.As soon as it dawned in the morning, Yongzheng drove back to Da Nei from Changchun Garden.He first went to the Shouhuang Palace to burn incense for the seated statues of Kangxi and Wu Ya, performed the great ceremony of kneeling three times and kowtowing nine times, and recited the rebirth mantra three times. After coming out, he took Gao Wuyong, Qin's dog Qiao Yindi and other palace officials to the Hongde Palace to meet him. Waiting here are Yunzhi, Yunlu, Yunli, Hongshi, Hongli, Hongzhi, Hongzhan, Hongwan, Hongxiao, Hongjiao and other nephews and a large group of close relatives.Since the Military Aircraft Department was carrying out errands as usual, they had already come in, kowtowed and bowed before leaving, leaving only Zhu Shi to accompany him.Since almost all of them were brothers and nephews, after seeing the ceremony, Yongzheng ordered everyone to do as they pleased.But Chang Ning, who was in charge of the imperial kitchen, came in to report the order: "The kitchen is preparing breakfast. Should the order be sent to this hall or to the Yangxin Hall?"

"I've had snacks this morning." Yongzheng muttered, "It's still early, why are you in a hurry? - Well, let's first carry a table to the Shouhuang Hall and offer it to the statue, and the rest will be placed in front of the statue. To the east of the water pavilion in Changyin Pavilion." Seeing that Chang Ning was stunned, Yongzheng smiled and said: "I want to give you a banquet - so many people are watching the play on an empty stomach? They are watching the play and eating at the same time, and they are so happy and lively. The queen mother will be happy even if she looks at it. ——Yunxiang has a bad stomach, so he told the chef to make softer snacks, and he needs to be able to handle them. Master Zhu, don’t go back to work, stay with me. Let me sit here." Zhu Shi hurriedly knelt down to express his gratitude, then stood up and said, "Old minister, I am very grateful! In the early years, when I was in the Ministry of Industry, I was punished by mistake because of the collapse of the Yellow River, and was fined for three years. The late Empress Dowager said to the late Emperor : 'Teacher Zhu is so poor that he can't even prepare tea for the guests. How can he survive the three-year fine? The national system cannot be abolished, but I want to reward him with my own body.' I rewarded the old minister 300 taels of gold!" As he spoke, he burst into tears.Yongzheng felt sad when he thought about his mother, and felt sad again when he looked at Zhu Shi.Thinking about the recent rumors that he was unfilial and killed his mother, he was angry and helpless. He smiled bitterly and said: "Today I celebrate the birthday of the Queen Mother. Master Zhu, please don't be sad." Seeing Brother Zhang Wu come in, he asked again: "Are you ten?" Is Third Master here?"

Brother Zhang Wu was now over sixty years old and had white hair. He was rescued by Yunxiang when he was in trouble when he was young. He was kidnapped and sent to the execution ground for a crime but was pardoned by Kangxi. He was extremely loyal and had a close personal relationship with Yunxiang.Since Yunxiang was ill and lying in Qingfan Temple, he would go to the bedside to greet and wait on him almost every day after leaving duty. Yongzheng had become accustomed to it, so he asked Yunxiang as soon as he saw him.Brother Zhang Wu saluted, shook his head and sighed, "The Thirteenth Master came in at night and fell ill. He is unconscious at this moment... The old servant was thinking about his master and rushed over to say hello, which meant that the Thirteenth Master could not come. Master ..." He shook his head as if holding a sour fruit in his mouth, with a sad look on his face.

"Where is Jia Shifang?" Yong Zheng also trembled in his heart and asked with a frown, "What did he say?" Zhang Wuge said: "I have already gone to Baiyun Temple to invite him. I want to wait for him to come, but I am afraid of missing the mission of Lord Long Live. , I came here first." Yongzheng asked again: "What did the doctors say?"

Brother Zhang Wu wiped his tears and said: "The imperial doctors said that Thirteenth Master's pulse was normal, just like yesterday, but he was unconscious. They did not dare to make any judgments. They are still discussing the pulse case right now..."

"You go." Yongzheng heard that the pulse was calm, and he was surprised and doubtful, but he did not know that it was very dangerous, so he said: "I have no one to serve here? You are worried about both ends here, so why not stay in front of him? rest assured."

Brother Zhang Wu hurried away.Yong Zheng stared at his back, sighed, and said softly: "Master Zhu."

"Chen is here!"

"Tell me," Yong Zheng tilted his head and said, "Is Yunxiang's symptoms caused by someone behind the scenes, trying to suppress him?"

Zhu Shi originally didn't believe that there was any "nightmare suppressing technique" in the world, but he had experienced the world for a long time. This kind of thing had happened to the prince in the Xi Dynasty, and he had witnessed Jia Shifang's method with his own eyes, so he was a little afraid to deny it outright.Thinking about it, he said: "If the sage doesn't say anything, I don't dare to make unreasonable opinions. However, after a brief review of historical records, it seems that there is indeed such a magic, but there is no such thing that has been accomplished in this way since ancient times. A gentleman should avoid the matter of ghosts and gods with due respect. . But the Thirteenth Master doesn’t have any sworn personal enemies, and several political enemies are in prison. How could someone do this? I can’t understand it.”

"Let's not talk about this now." Yong Zheng took out his pocket watch, looked at it, and said, "It's not yet Chen hour, it's still early from Zheng hour. Master Zhu, come with me for a walk out of the palace." "Yes!" Zhu Shi bowed and said, "Excuse me, where are you going, Master?"

"Go and see Longkodo." Yong Zheng stuffed his watch into his arms and said lightly.

Yongzheng and Zhu Shi rode out of Shenwumen with only a few guards, trotted westward, passed through Buyuan Street, then headed north through the alley to Longkodo's mansion.This is a large courtyard facing east from the west. It has the same five-couplet roof as the royal palace regulations. The green glazed tiles of the same color have been painted with black paint. In some places, mottled yellow paint is exposed on the wooden rails, which seems to be still there. Showing off the glory of the owner back then.A high convex wall was built along the stone steps outside the door, gloomily blocking the tightly locked copper-nailed and red-lacquered door.The scorching summer sun made the wall look as gray and white as a dead man's face, and green foxtail grass had already grown on the top of the wall.Yongzheng dismounted and saw Mr. Zhu Shi standing in front of the wall with his eyes dim and stunned, so he asked: "Master Zhu, what's wrong with you?"

"I came here once in the second year of Yongzheng's reign, asking Long Ke to allocate more funds to repair the Imperial Palace. I was blocked in front of this door, saying that Mr. Long was busy and asked me to go directly to the Ministry of Household Affairs to contact him." Zhu Shi's face seemed happy and sad, " I have never been to this gate since then. When I came here today, I couldn't help feeling..." Before Yongzheng had time to speak, the guard Sauron had already come over from the north gate and said, "I have already talked to the eunuch in charge here. I said, let's go in from the north." Yong Zheng nodded and followed Sauron half a stone's throw north, and he saw a hole more than four feet wide in the wall with an iron gate.The door was open, and a dozen eunuchs in neat clothes were lying on the hot brick floor, all of them sweating from the heat.Yong Zheng entered the courtyard without even looking at them.The people guarding it were people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They had already learned that the emperor was coming. A group of shirtless government servants gathered together and were busy changing into official uniforms. The leader of the group trotted over in a pen-post style, knelt down and kowtowed, saying: "Master, Longkodo is not over there, please go this way, master!"

Yong Zheng, who was about to enter the Yimen, stopped and asked in surprise: "He is not in the main courtyard? Who lives in the main courtyard? Which yamen are you from?" The post quickly knelt down on his knees again and said: "The servant is a pen-posted Huang Quanfa from the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Longkodo himself is in the stable in the backyard." "Stable?" Yong Zheng looked like he was stabbed and said with a sideways face: "Why do you live there? Whose order is this?"

"Originally, he lived in the main courtyard." Huang Quanfa saw Yongzheng's unkind expression and said hurriedly: "Later, someone from the Shenxing Department came to see him and said that he was a criminal. If he didn't kill him, it would be an advantage. Why should he be treated as an old man? - So he moved to the stable, and the younger one only took care of the yard. The stable prison was under the control of Taipu Temple. This prison is jointly managed by the three yamen."

"Where's the boss?"

"The chief is Wang Yi, the custody officer of Taipu Temple. He is not here. He only comes to visit from time to time and then leaves."

Yongzheng stopped talking, and went to the stable door of the north courtyard with Zhu Shi one after another. The guard inside had already knelt on the ground to greet him - the eunuch was guarding here again.As soon as the two of them entered the hospital, they smelled an unpleasant smell, but it didn't smell like horse manure. It was like a smell of smelly fish mixed with vomited liquid, with some food mixed in. "aroma.Yong Zheng immediately frowned, covered his nose with his hands, and followed the eunuch to a large iron gate.This is a stable room, two mangers wide. The manger has long been removed and replaced with iron bars. A piece of oilcloth is rolled up along the eaves. It seems to be used to keep out the wind and rain when it rains.There was a low table inside, with an earthen pot, a large bowl and a pair of chopsticks placed on it. Next to it was a small grasshopper stool. Like the table, it was made of white wood. It had not been painted and was stained with a layer of dirt that looked like oil and ash.There is also a piece of watermelon rind that has been chewed until only the green rind is left on the table.There is a small rope bed against the inner wall. There is a large urine pot at the head of the bed, and a piece of paper is covered on the pot. This is probably where the stench comes from. There is a mat spread on the bed, and a A cool pillow, a bamboo lady and a thin quilt are all the belongings in this "house".When Yong Zheng walked up to him, he was hit by a stench, but this time it was extremely "thick". He calmed down and suppressed his nausea. When he came to the iron gate to look, Longkodo was lying on the bed with his face facing in. , shaking a broken thin fan as if sleeping.Yongzheng shouted softly: "Long Keduo."

Longkodo didn't respond.

"Longkodo!" the guarding eunuch shouted, "Are you deaf? The emperor is here!"

Longkodo trembled and sat up with trembling hands.At a glance, he saw Yongzheng and Zhu Shi standing under the shadow of the trees outside the fence, and he was stunned for a moment.With dull eyes, his unkempt beard and hair shook with his head, he stared at Yong Zheng as if he were a stranger, and his lips moved as if he was reciting something.After a while, he suddenly woke up and yelled, "Master——" He got out of bed barefoot like a madman, threw himself to the fence, crawled to his knees, held the iron bars tightly with both hands, and howled: "Old slave again See you!" His horrified eyes were unblinking, as if for just a blink of an eye, the Supreme Being who could decide his life, death, honor and disgrace would suddenly disappear!
"I'm here to see you." Yongzheng looked at this "uncle" who once had all the power in the government, the prime minister who stomped his feet in the palace and the nine cities trembled. Hate, pity, pity, pain, and sorrow all came to his heart. There are all kinds of flavors like a five-flavor bottle.He didn't dare to look into Longkodo's eyes, and he couldn't smell the stench in the room. He breathed a sigh of relief and ordered: "Open the iron gate for him - the cypress tree in the yard outside the stable is for me and Master Zhu." Set up a seat." The eunuch who held the key hesitated for a moment and said: "He sometimes gets mad and is afraid that he will hurt his master when he attacks..." "You are the madman!" Long Keduo shook his head and shook his hands, and roared angrily: "If I hadn't pretended to be crazy, I would have asked you to beat me to death!" Yong Zheng was startled for a moment, then he quickly walked out of the stable yard and sat on a chair under the old cypress tree.

Longkodo has recovered from the extreme excitement. Although the visit of his nephew emperor is not detrimental to him, he cannot expect too much grace: because whether he is given death or released, he only needs to A eunuch from Sula was sent to deliver the order and it was done.He stretched out his dirty and wrinkled green cloth robe, pushed back the messy hair on his forehead, put on the wooden slippers by the heels, walked as steadily as possible to Yongzheng, knelt down on the ground and said: " The guilty minister Longkodo kowtows to the Emperor and wishes His Majesty long life and eternal peace!"

"There is a stone over there, you sit down." After leaving the smelly and hot stable, Yongzheng looked a little better, nodded and said to Longkodo: "I came to see you - Sauron, call everyone Everyone in this courtyard should leave! - I didn’t expect you to be in this situation now. You should have taken care of me..." "This slave is a person who deserves to die. It is the emperor's grace to endure this hardship. How dare you expect more?" Longkodo said, "It's just that I still have something to say. I have confidential matters to report to the Emperor. Now that the Emperor is here, I will smile and close my eyes even though I am dead..." As he spoke, he burst into tears.

"What you said is strange." Yong Zheng thought of Long Keduo's "crazy words" just now, frowned and said, "You are a person who has been imprisoned forever by decree. Both the Holy Ancestor and I have given you an oath to avoid death. Why are you so afraid? Die? What do you have to report to me?"

"The guards here are going to harm the slaves!"

"Who dares? - They beat you?"

"Long live your body of gold and jade, how could you know that there is no light under the raspberry! My slave... my slave has been carrying a homespun bag for two nights. If I don't come, sooner or later, I will definitely die!"

Yongzheng glanced at Zhu Shi. He really didn't know what "carrying a native cloth bag" meant.Zhu Shi hurriedly said: "I read Fang Bao's "Prison Miscellaneous Notes". Carrying a soil bag is a lynching. The prisoner is tied up at night and a bag filled with soil is placed on his back. If the body is slightly weaker, he will die overnight. And there are no visible injuries." Yong Zheng was furious and asked: "Who? These killings are really lawless!"

"I don't know..." Longkodo was so sad that his whole body trembled, and he stretched out his two wrists with rope marks, "They blindfolded me and tied me to the legs of the bed. It was also night... The slave slept during the day, just to stand up. After spending this night of suffering - I dare not close my eyes..."

"What do you want to tell me?"

"There are traitors in the court!"

"Who?"

"Prince Lian!" "Aqina?" Yongzheng smiled and then remembered that Longkodo had lost his freedom before arresting Yunhu, so he said: "You probably don't know that he is just like you now."

"There is someone else behind Prince Lian!" Long Keduo was somewhat surprised. He glanced at Yong Zheng and said, "Since he was arrested, didn't he confess?"

Yongzheng stood up, fanned himself and walked around under the tree. He looked carefully at the large opaque crown and said with a sneer: "This juniper tree must be 800 years old. There was Qin Hui at that time. What do you want to do?" Is this Qin Hui of this dynasty? You are in jail because of your evil intentions. Even though you are in jail, you continue to be evil and harm others. Have you lived enough?" "How dare you, the guilty minister?" Long Keduo said without changing his expression and bowed his head. Said: "When the late Queen Mother passed away, Prince Lian asked his minister Chen Bing to cause chaos. Because Zhang Tingyu failed to control the military deployment of the Tiger Talisman. At that time, the guilty minister said that this matter was a crime of exterminating the family and must not be done. The eighth master - Yun Xu said, 'Even if the family is destroyed, there will still be someone else. Do you think I want to be the emperor? You are wrong!'" He paused and then said: "The guilty minister secretly borrowed the jade certificate, and it was also under Yun Xu's order. At that time, he He said, "Someone wants to use it." He also said, "I don't believe in this kind of thing, and I never use this method to treat people." - Also, when Long live the Lord did not return from a tour of Henan, Yunhu called the guilty minister and said, "Opportunity It's a once-in-a-lifetime situation.' He ordered the guilty minister to use his power to lead troops to garrison in Changchun Garden. The guilty minister said at that time, 'The world has been settled, and I will occupy Changchun Garden. Can you secure this country?' He said: 'As long as it is not Yongzheng, who can It's the same even when you sit down.'...Your Majesty, your servants should have been cut into pieces, and the people who deserved to die ten thousand times are now in this desperate situation, and there are still people who want to harm and silence them! If there were no treacherous ministers, how could they stand behind the high wall at this time? Exercising power to do evil?" Yong Zheng was shocked when he heard that he knew nothing about these things. When he looked at Zhu Shi, his face turned pale with shock, because he asked: "Master Zhu, do you think...?"

"Long live this, this matter is not trivial. Rong Chen will think about it carefully before proceeding." A person flashed in Zhu Shi's mind, and he shuddered for no reason. He turned to Longkodo and asked, "Are you still a personal minister? Who is holding you hostage? Are you willing to do evil? When you were not caught, the emperor could see you day and night, why didn't you surrender and plead guilty?"

Longko didn't dare to look at the teacher with angry eyes.He bent down, buried his head between his arms, kowtowed and sobbed, and said intermittently: "The guilty minister is so heartbroken and crazy... Zhu Xiang's words really make him shameless! At that time, the crown prince was undecided, and the kings were vying for the heir. Long live the most powerful one. At first, It was Yun, and later it was Yunhu who was the most vocal. Our Tong family all had good relations with the eight princes. After the late emperor reused his guilty ministers, my uncle Tong Guowei, the peace minister, secretly negotiated and asked me to protect the emperor. We made a contract, no matter who wins. To protect the clan...the contract fell into Yunhu's hands for some unknown reason. They...they used this as a threat and forced me to board the pirate ship, so that I got deeper and deeper and couldn't extricate myself...I have followed the Holy Ancestor since he was a child, and was entrusted with it. With the important task of protecting and supporting the Emperor, I should have been determined to sacrifice my life and work for the Emperor. Who knew that I would fall into the trap of bandits and fall into the hell of reincarnation forever? I will never see the light of day in life, and I will never see the spirit of the Holy Ancestor underground in death. There are no sinners in the ages. I... I met my master today and expressed my heartfelt love. I beg your master to hand over the slave to the official punishment of Yousi Mingzheng, and set a warning for future generations of treacherous ministers who will harm the country!" After Longkodo finished speaking, he burst into tears and collapsed to the ground like mud.

After all, Longkodo was a man who had experienced the ups and downs of the officialdom. He realized from the sudden change in the attitude of the eunuch who was guarding him that Hongshi was going to kill him, so he took the opportunity to report this cunning thing, but then disappeared. Hongshi's name was hidden in case he could not bring down this popular elder brother, but suffered a bigger accident. In this way, he also placed himself in a second-class role in the "Yunhu Party".Although there is still a deceitful heart, the feeling of sadness and desolation for a person in a desperate situation is real. When Yongzheng saw him like this, he couldn't help but shed tears of sympathy.After a long time, he slowly said: "As for your wrongdoings, I punished you in Ling Chi and hung your head at the gate of the country. You still have more sins! I miss you because you still have thoughts about your father, so I will not pursue it. I will give you paper and pen later. Write down everything you know. Seal it to me. You know the laws. If this kind of thing is leaked to the six departments, even though I have the virtue of good life, I can't save it. You have to be cautious. Stay in peace and abide by the law and obey my orders. Don't have any more delusions. I I can give you a long life." After saying that, he stood up, looked at his watch, called Sauron and said: "You stay to deal with the aftermath. Longkodo doesn't want to live in the stable, he can go back to his original courtyard and live in confinement. He is not restricted from moving in the hospital. All the people guarding here will be replaced and sent to—" He hesitated and looked at Zhu Shi with a questioning look.

"Your Majesty," Zhu Shi listened and had already weighed it repeatedly in his mind, so he said: "What Longkodo said today is not only a huge matter, but also cannot be dealt with in a moment. There are two ways to deal with the people guarding here. , firstly, all the eunuchs under direct supervision were sent to Miyun, and locked up in an imperial village to report each other; secondly, they remained calm and returned to their original posts in the Yamen to serve as usual. Only the eunuchs who were in charge were under the supervision of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and Yan Jian planned to murder Long. The murderer and mastermind of a certain crime will be reported to the emperor secretly and then the punishment will be discussed."

"Okay." Yong Zheng pursed his lips with satisfaction, "Let Long Ke change his outfit and see what he looks like! - Master Zhu, let's go!"

So the two of them went out and mounted their horses. Yongzheng held the bridle rope and said in a deep voice: "Master Zhu, please think about it for me, who is the 'someone'? We will talk about it later."

"Yes!"

Yongzheng's monarch and his ministers returned to the palace at the end of the afternoon. Prince Cheng Yunzhi was the leader, followed by the imperial brothers Yunqi, Yunzuo, Yunyu, Yunqi, Yunyu, Yunlu, Yunli and so on. The following was Hongshi. In Hongli, Hongzhan and Hongzhan, more than 70 nephews and nephews of Hongwan, as well as three or four old princes of the same generation as Kangxi, were gathered on the platform opposite the water pavilion of Changyin Pavilion. Next to the platform was a large group of people. The old ones in their 60s were hunched over, the young ones were dignified and majestic, and there were about 80 to [-] people.It's rare for these brothers and sons-in-law to get together in one place, and they all look for their own favorite way to say hello.There were people talking and laughing, whispering, gesticulating, and it was a chaotic mess.Behind the curtain were the queen, the imperial concubines, several old concubines, and dozens of princesses Heshuo and Gulun. They were very peaceful. They could only hear the jingling of their rings, the sound of slight coughs, and a few words of laughter.Listen to Gao Wuyong shouting at the top of his voice, "The emperor has arrived!"Everyone immediately held their breath in horror, and the black crows knelt down.The actors on the stage had already put on their makeup, and even the drum band and the eunuchs in the Changyin Pavilion all knelt down and kowtowed and shouted long live.

"Master Zhu is the only guest today, so please be more casual." Seeing that Zhu Shi seemed a little overwhelmed, Yongzheng smiled and took his hand, saying: "In fact, Master Zhu often accompanied the Holy Ancestor to the theater. Most of these princes are your students, so there is no need to feel uneasy - everyone, get up - Third brother, come, I will sit at the head table with you, Lao Sixteen, Lao Seventeen, Lao 24, and Master Zhu. The rest of them We have already made arrangements - ask them to pass on the food!"

"Old 24" is Yunmi, the youngest son of Kangxi, only 11 years old this year.Less than six days after Yongzheng ascended the throne, he sealed Baylor, and he was originally sitting in the fifth seat today.Yong Zheng passed over a dozen brothers and selected him as the chief, which immediately attracted countless pairs of eyes.Under the gaze of everyone, they saw him standing up, straightening his crown, dressing up, crossing the banquet, knelt down in front of Yongzheng and said: "Your Majesty, I dare not - there are so many uncles and uncles here, as well as several old princes. Your Majesty I don’t dare to say goodbye to your love, so can I ask my younger brother to hold the pot along the banquet and drink wine?”

"Good brother, you are sensible!" Yong Zheng's eyes were full of love, "When the Holy Ancestor was here, you served as the chief. How many years younger are you than Hong Zhou. I am in a hurry with government affairs, but I have always been thinking about you. I have read all the homework I have written, and I have made great progress. Now that I have said that, it is up to you. Take turns to drink at the table, and when you are done, come and sit next to me." At this time, everyone in the house looked at Yunmi's handsome and dignified figure, and his coquettish words. Xun is so polite that he can't help but admire him.Only Yunzhi understood in his heart that when Kangxi passed the throne on his deathbed in Changchun Garden, at the critical moment, because the oral instructions were unclear, his brother Bo Xi was the six-year-old "good brother" who spoke freely and was the first to call out "The Emperor said "Call Chuan Si Ge", he bit hard and said, "I can hear it clearly" - now Yongzheng wants to repay this kindness.While Yunzhi was thinking wildly, the water, land and fruit delicacies were laid out one after another on the banquet table.Among the forty tables, the eunuchs were shuttled back and forth, placing grapes, lychees, watermelons, apples in order... There were only eight main dishes: a large plate of whole pork shreds, a plate of mutton fork, and folded steamed buns with pork and eggplant stuffing. One plate, one plate of shredded fat chicken, one plate of vinegared cabbage, one plate of marinated chicken knuckles, one plate of hot and sour lamb tripe, one plate of smoked deer knuckles, plus four side dishes on silver plates, and two silver snail and lion boxes As side dishes, each person had a bowl of dried barnyard rice and a plate of small elephant-eye steamed buns... but the table was decorated with a variety of colors.There is an additional table dedicated to the Queen Mother's soul on the altar in the middle of the chief queen's altar, but there are a thousand fist-sized white peaches of June, which are so bright and eye-catching.When Yongzheng saw that the dishes were all served, he stood up slowly, bowed three times to the "Queen Ren"'s soul enshrined behind him, held incense and prayed silently for a while, turned back to his seat, nodded to Gao Wuyong, and Gao Wuyong immediately said loudly: " Let the feast begin—the show begins!”

The hat play begins with the sound of gongs and drums.Ge Shichang, who pretended to be Magu, held a huge peach in his hands to express his birthday to the Queen Mother.Fei Ye, the boss and boss of the theater troupe, knelt down and held up the play list with both hands.Gao Wuyong hurriedly took it and forwarded it to Yongzheng.

"Hmm, very good." Yong Zheng browsed casually, and casually clicked on "Tianfei Jishi" and "The Curse of Jujube", and said to Yunzhi with a smile: "My mother loved to watch these magic dramas when she was born. Actually, I don't care. Third brother, you should also order one." Yunzhi took the play list and looked at it, but ordered "Mu Lian Saves Her Mother" and another "Golden Elixir Avenue". "The Road to the Golden Elixir" is just okay, but the play Mulian tells the story of her mother's bad karma of eating people and drinking blood during her lifetime, and falling into the hell of reincarnation after her death. Mulian enters the Nine Netherworlds and Eighteen Hells to rescue her mother. .Although it is said that the evil karma is extremely good, the word "evil karma" is really a bit out of place when placed on Wu Yashi.A trace of displeasure flashed across Yongzheng's face, and he said again: "Master Zhu, please order, no need to stick to the play of gods and demons." Zhu Shi also didn't like to watch plays, so he casually clicked on "The Story of the Treasure Sword" and said with a smile: "I obey. If you don’t watch the show, you don’t know what the story of ‘The Legend of the Sword’ is about. Ying Jing’er just needs to serve the Queen Mother.” Then Yunlu and others also ordered.

When the main play started, Yong Zheng seemed a little absent-minded.He glanced at the banquet table where his sons were having a feast, and suddenly a thought came to his mind: Could it be that these three scoundrels are now ghosts and monsters, performing a scandal down below?Longkodo is already a man of the highest status, but the Eighth Prince dares to threaten him to board the ship. Where is this "thief ship" headed? Who is "someone"?Then I thought about the rumors about the palace being spread among the people in other provinces, making myself look as bad as Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, and fabricating the rumors so well that I felt confused.Looking at the relatives below who were drinking, chatting and happily watching the show, and then looking at the group of eunuchs behind Gao Wuyong who were watching the show with their necks straightened, Yongzheng suddenly felt a sense of disgust, and just suppressed his temper to eat food, drink, and strike up conversations. With the words of Yunzhi Yunlu.On the stage, only colorful figures could be seen wandering around in a daze, but the lines turned a deaf ear.Yunzhi and Yunlu watched with great interest, sometimes interspersed with a few words about which team in Beijing was good, which team failed, and which team leader was the mischief, and used earwax to damage the throat of Luo Sifang of Qingyoutang... and sometimes explained to Zhu Shi. Even Zhu Shi gradually became attached to the story behind the excerpt.

"You guys sit here, just laugh and watch the show." Yongzheng was so irritated that he couldn't sit still. He thought about getting up and leaving the table, and said, "I'm going to get a drink from some old uncles and old aunts." Then he walked to the first two seats on the left.Prince Zheng, Prince Jian, and Prince Lao Guo all stood up to greet him.

At this time, "Hunyuan Box" is being played on the stage, which is the story of "Feng Shen". Suddenly ghosts and gods are running around, smoke is filling the air, and it is getting hotter and hotter.Marshal Zhao Gong, played by Ge Shichang, descended from the top of the two-foot-high ladder with a giant pirouette and three or four somersaults, landed in the center of the stage, made a steady appearance, and shouted at the top of his voice: "I So – so annoying!”

"Okay!" More than 200 people shouted loudly, which shocked Yong Zheng, who had just returned to the banquet after a toast, to tremble.At this time, they happened to pass the table of Hongshi and Hongli. The three brothers had already stood up and bowed.Hongli said with a smile: "This actor named Ge is really working hard today. He doesn't look very old? He wouldn't dare to do this trick if he hasn't had 30 years!" Hong Zhou said with a smile: "I'm in vain." I have been acting for half my life, and I have been in many halls, but I have never seen such a good actor as Ge Shichang, who is so outstanding in both sex and beauty..." Going on, when I saw Yong Zheng glaring at me, I remembered that Yong Zheng had reprimanded me many times." Calling everyone a showman is not doing your job properly!" He stuck out his tongue and swallowed the rest of the words.

Hong Shi smiled and said: "Hong Zhou is the best at watching plays. Today is the Queen Mother's [-]th birthday, and the person named Ge should work hard for her!"

While the father and son were talking, the audience suddenly burst into laughter.When Yongzheng looked back, "Zheng Dan Da Zi" had been replaced on the stage.The ugly Ge Shichang dodged under the raindrop-like boards, but pretended to be struggling for his life.As soon as the old man stopped talking, he rubbed his butt and wiped his mouth and made a funny face, making the audience jump up and down.The old man was panting from exhaustion, blowing his beard and glaring: "You rebellious and unfilial thing, I can't even hit you. I'm so angry, dad! Just find a rope and commit suicide!"

"Don't, don't, don't, don't do this, old man!" Ge Shichang hugged the board and said in a serious tone: "Yongzheng has reformed the government. We men have to live a peaceful life like this! Besides, long live the future. There is also a Qiansou Banquet, why don't you go and ask for a cup of blessing wine? You can't hit me because you are in Changzhou and Ge Shichang is in Beijing. The board is too short. If you beat me to death, who will look at me? Where are your toys?"

Even though Yongzheng was strict by nature and not in a good mood, he was amused by Ge Shichang and said: "This bastard's stuff is pretty good. I'll reward him with 200 taels of silver!" He added, "There's no need to thank you now. We'll leave later." Come back after dinner." Gao Wuyong hurriedly bowed and walked to the stage to deliver the order. The actors became more energetic and even played the drums with extra vigor.

Before the final application of the Chushi card was made, Yongzheng called it a day and dismissed.As he stood up, he smiled and said to Zhu Shi: "Teacher Zhu is old. There is no need to go back to the military aircraft office. Let's go home and rest for a while. Tomorrow we will send the sign to Changchun Garden. Brother Hongshi will accompany me to the Guanyin Hall to worship the Buddha. Now." The three Hongshi brothers were meeting Ge Shichang to hand out silver rewards. Several disciples were busy helping them scatter blessing peaches and receive gifts to express their gratitude. When they heard the call to accompany them, they hurriedly left everyone behind and rushed over. They followed Yongzheng to the Changyin Pavilion to worship behind Guanyin.

As soon as they left, the group of people here were immediately relieved. The prince, eunuchs, and actors mingled together, not busy clearing away the remaining seats, but just joking and talking about today's drama.Yunzhi waved to Ge Shichang and said: "Hey, from the Ge family! The ticket for your relative Changzhou Prefecture has been approved. Shouldn't you thank me?" "Yes, yes!" Ge Shichang trotted over and hit Qian'er. He smiled and said: "This is all the result of the prince and the sixteen princes. Just now, the three princes also gave me a break. Is it so refreshing for me to do the work of "Zheng Dan Da Zi"?" Yunlu saw it at a glance. Li Hansan was also at the table over there. He smiled and said, "Li Hansan is here too today?"

"Yes," Li Hansan also hurriedly came over, bowed, and said to Ge Shichang with a smile: "The flowers in the backyard are in the limelight today! This smile is rare for our Long Live Lord!" Yunlu wore a large jade ring on his hand. , casually threw it to Li Hansan, and said: "I'll reward you with this!" Li Hansan took a step back, pretending to be surprised, and said: "This is a taboo object, how can the prince reward me with this?"

Several people couldn't help but be surprised. Yunlu said: "This is something that is often worn. I have never heard of any taboos from wearing it since I was a child."

"I've heard people say since I moved to Beijing that Beijingers are now just like Fujianese - they love men to dote on them." Li Hansan said seriously: "Women are forbidden to have sex, but men have hemorrhoids. Those People who suffer from hemorrhoids wear a big thumb ring, which also means to avoid lovers. I don’t have the habit of wearing this thing, but maybe I also have the good fortune of Longyang..." Before he could finish, everyone was already talking. Big gimmick.Yunzhi held her belly in laughter and said: "Hongli raised such a wild murderer, even our prince made a joke..." Li Hansan pointed to the big gem-embedded ring on Ge Shichang's hand, bent over with laughter and said: "My lord, be careful, the Ge family has hemorrhoids!"

Everyone burst into laughter again, and when they saw Yong Zheng coming with Hong Shi and others, they quickly stopped and stood up to greet them respectfully.

(End of this chapter)